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Exidy / Taito
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Released 1977 Also For Commodore 64, VIC-20 Developed by Exidy, Inc. Published by Elcon Industries Gameplay Arcade, Paddle / Pong Perspective Side view Interface Direct control Genre Action Visual Fixed / flip-screen Description Gameplay in Clowns shares some similarities with Breakout , but this time the bricks has been replaced with balloons that you get points for popping. To reach the balloons at the top of the screen you have to move a seesaw under a jumping clown. This will launch away...
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May 29, 2021
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Amutech
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Released 1977 Platform Arcade Developed by Cinematronics, Inc. Published by Amutech, Ltd. Interface Direct control Visual Fixed / flip-screen Gameplay Arcade Perspective Top-down Vehicular Naval / watercraft Genre Action Description Embargo is an action game in which up to four players each control a boat that can place mines. The game plays similar to a light-cycle game as players can almost continuously place mines, a big difference is that they can also opt not to leaving gaps in their...
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Sep 9, 2014
09/14
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RamTek
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Released 1977 Platform Arcade Developed by Ramtek Corporation Published by Ramtek Corporation Interface Direct control Setting Sci-fi / futuristic Visual Fixed / flip-screen Gameplay Shooter Perspective Top-down Vehicular Space flight Genre Action Description Star Cruiser is a Spacewar variant . Two players fly space ships shown on the screen and must try to shoot each other to win. Unlike most variants the controls consist of steering wheels and gas pedals. There is no central sun. When...
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May 29, 2021
05/21
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Dave Nutting Associates / Midway
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Released 1977 Platform Arcade Developed by Midway Mfg. Co. Published by Midway Mfg. Co. Interface Direct control Setting Contemporary, North America Visual Fixed / flip-screen Gameplay Shooter Perspective 1st-person Genre Action Description Desert Gun is a light gun shooting game. Various desert critters run across the screen and the player must shoot them to score points. Afters six shots the player must reload. The goal is to score the highest score within the given time limit. From...
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May 29, 2021
05/21
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Ramtek
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Released 1977 Platform Arcade Published by Ramtek Corporation Interface Direct control Setting Contemporary Visual Fixed / flip-screen Gameplay Arcade, Shooter Perspective 1st-person Genre Action Description M-79 Ambush is a very simple arcade shooting gallery game. The player controls a gun (M-79 grenade launcher) and must destroy the enemy's vehicles - bikes and tanks. He shouldn't destroy UN trucks. All destroyed vehicles remain on the battlefield as scraps. From Mobygames.com. Original Entry
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25
May 29, 2021
05/21
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Dave Nutting Associates / Midway
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Released 1977 Also For Bally Astrocade Developed by Dave Nutting Associates, Inc. Published by Midway Mfg. Co. Gameplay Arcade Perspective Top-down Interface Direct control Genre Action Visual Fixed / flip-screen Description Checkmate is a variant of Blockade , the first light cycle game. This version can be played by up to four human players and if played in single player the three opponents are AI controlled. The gameplay works the same as in Blockade with each player controlling an arrow...
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78
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Midway
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Released 1977 Platform Arcade Developed by Midway Mfg. Co. Published by Midway Mfg. Co. Gameplay Arcade, Artillery Perspective Bird's-eye view Interface Direct control Genre Action Visual Fixed / flip-screen Description Guided Missile is an arcade game for one or two players where the aim is to hit various targets with missiles. With the press of a button missiles are launched from a stationary position at the bottom of the screen and when it reaches the top it begins descending back down...
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31
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Meadows Games, Inc.
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Released 1977 Platform Arcade Developed by Meadows Games, Inc. Published by Meadows Games, Inc. Pacing Turn-based Visual Fixed / flip-screen Perspective Top-down Sport Bowling Interface Direct control Genre Sports Description Meadows Lanes is a bowling game for one or two players. The game is very similar to Robot Bowl . The player controls a bowler at the bottom of the screen and can move him left and right. When the ball is let go it can be made to go fast or slow and hooked right or left....
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Apr 11, 2018
04/18
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Midway
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Double Play by Midway (1977) Released 1977 Platform Arcade Developed by Midway Mfg. Co. Published by Midway Mfg. Co. Interface Direct control Sport Baseball Perspective Top-down Genre Sports Visual Fixed / flip-screen Description Double Play is a baseball game for one or two players. The game uses monochrome graphics, but with a colorful full screen overlay. The player can play against another player or against the computer in one two or three full innings. Pitching happens automatically and...
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May 29, 2021
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Midway
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Released 1977 Platform Arcade Developed by Midway Mfg. Co. Published by Midway Mfg. Co. Interface Direct control Visual 2D scrolling Gameplay Arcade Perspective Bird's-eye view Vehicular Automobile Genre Racing / driving Description Laguna Racer is a racing game for one player. The player races on a track that goes straight ahead at all times. The difficulty comes from other road users which move across the road in various patterns. The player controls his car with a steering wheel, gas pedal...
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Sep 9, 2014
09/14
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Gremlin
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Hustle is a 1977 game by Sega/Gremlin on Sega Blockade hardware that is effectively Snake except that the normal pellets are replaced with larger pieces containing various point values that you get if you touch the piece before it disappears. Multiple pieces may also appear at once. You have one life; the game ends either when you hit yourself/a boundary or run out of time (the operator is presumably able to change how much time you can play for). Released 1977 Also For TI-99/4A Developed by...
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Sep 9, 2014
09/14
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Cinematronics
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Released 1977 Platform Arcade Developed by Cinematronics, Inc. Published by Amutech, Ltd. Interface Direct control Visual Fixed / flip-screen Gameplay Arcade Perspective Top-down Vehicular Naval / watercraft Genre Action Description Embargo is an action game in which up to four players each control a boat that can place mines. The game plays similar to a light-cycle game as players can almost continuously place mines, a big difference is that they can also opt not to leaving gaps in their...
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98
May 29, 2021
05/21
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Midway
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Released 1977 Also For Commodore 64, VIC-20 Developed by Exidy, Inc. Published by Elcon Industries Gameplay Arcade, Paddle / Pong Perspective Side view Interface Direct control Genre Action Visual Fixed / flip-screen Description Gameplay in Clowns shares some similarities with Breakout , but this time the bricks has been replaced with balloons that you get points for popping. To reach the balloons at the top of the screen you have to move a seesaw under a jumping clown. This will launch away...
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337K
Sep 9, 2014
09/14
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Gremlin
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Depthcharge is a single-player arcade game released in 1977 by Gremlin Industries for the Sega VIC Dual system board. Taito licensed the game and released it as Sub Hunter in Japan. The game, which uses a black-and-white CRT display, presents the player with a cut-away view of a section of ocean, on the surface of which is a destroyer with submarines passing beneath it. The player drops depth charges (up to six at a time) to destroy the submarines and moves the ship back and forth in order to...
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732
Apr 11, 2018
04/18
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Dave Nutting Associates - Midway
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Boot Hill by Dave Nutting Associates - Midway (1977) Released 1977 Platform Arcade Published by Midway Mfg. Co. Interface Direct control Setting Western Visual Fixed / flip-screen Gameplay Arcade, Shooter Perspective Bird's-eye view Genre Action Description Boot Hill is a 2D arcade shooter. The game is very similar to the earlier Gun Fight but is more complex - players can move horizontally and vertically. Levels have several obstacles, like a moving stagecoach. Gameplay is simple - just shoot...
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May 29, 2021
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Midway
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Released 1977 Platform Arcade Developed by Midway Mfg. Co. Published by Midway Mfg. Co. Interface Direct control Visual Fixed / flip-screen Gameplay Arcade, Shooter Perspective Top-down Vehicular Tank Genre Action Description M-4 is a very simple 2D arcade shooter game, with monochrome graphics. The player controls a tank on one side of screen and must destroy the second player's/CPU's tank. Movement takes place only on the up-down axis, like in Pong . Some other targets are on the edges of the...
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Exidy
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Released 1977 Platform Arcade Developed by Exidy, Inc. Published by Elcon Industries Pacing Turn-based Visual Fixed / flip-screen Perspective Top-down Sport Bowling Interface Direct control Genre Sports Description Robot Bowl is a bowling game for one or two players. Players take turns controlling a character at the bottom of the screen which can be positioned to the left or right. The player has limited time before the ball is automatically thrown, the player has influence on a hook left or...
Platforms DOS, Heathkit H11, Mainframe Released 1977 Pacing Turn-based Perspective Top-down Narrative War Genre Strategy/Tactics Gameplay Wargame Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Description Empire is a turn based strategy game. Originally conceived as a board game the game was too complex and found new life as a computer game. The game plays on a 60x100 map. Players use their armies to try to conquer all of the tiles in play. Armies are produced in cities which are then used to conquer additional...
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May 29, 2021
05/21
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Cinematronics
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Released 1977 Also For Vectrex Developed by Cinematronics, Inc., Vectorbeam, Inc. Published by Amutech, Ltd. Interface Direct control Setting Sci-fi / futuristic Visual Fixed / flip-screen Gameplay Arcade, Shooter Perspective Top-down Vehicular Space flight Genre Action Description Space Wars is an action game where two space ships battle each other. The game control is similar to Asteroids : you move by thrusting and rotating your ship left or right, you can fire in the direction you're...
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Sep 10, 2014
09/14
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Atari (Kee Games)
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Super Bug is an arcade game developed, manufactured, and released by Atari in 1977. The game was originally titled City Driver. Originally titled City Driver, the video game Super Bug was the first to be designed and programmed by Howard Delman. Delman stated in an interview that he had to learn a lot of the game development process during the nine months it took to create Super Bug. uper Bug is a simple black and white driving game, very innovative during the time of its release. It is said to...
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Atari
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Released Oct, 1977 Platform Arcade Developed by Atari, Inc. Published by Atari, Inc. Interface Direct control Visual Fixed / flip-screen Gameplay Shooter Perspective Side view Vehicular Naval / watercraft Genre Action Description Destroyer is a fixed screen action game where the player has to launch depth charges from a destroyer in an attempt to destroy submarines. It is similar to Depthcharge which was released in the same year but differs in some way. In Destroyer the ship moves back and...
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May 29, 2021
05/21
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Atari
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Released Jul, 1977 Platform Arcade Developed by Atari, Inc. Published by Atari, Inc. Interface Direct control Setting Sci-fi / futuristic Gameplay Shooter Perspective 1st-person Vehicular Space flight Genre Action Description Starship 1 is a first person space shooting game. The player moves the ship with a control wheel. Different enemies show up at the screen and scale up as they come closer to the player they must be shot down. Stars scroll in the background to give a sense of speed. From...
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711
Sep 9, 2014
09/14
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Atari (Kee Games)
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Released Jun, 1977 Platform Arcade Developed by Kee Games Published by Atari, Inc. Interface Direct control Perspective Bird's-eye view Vehicular Automobile Genre Racing / driving Visual 2D scrolling Description DragRace is a drag racing game. Two players control a drag racing car and must try to get to the finish first. Each player has a steering wheel, gas paddle and gear shift to control the car. Players can push down the gas paddle as soon as the starting light goes yellow, but can only...
